Don't mean to step on anyone's toes, Cox's book is a very good book but it
has some weaknesses. Just as a for instance, I followed his advice to drop
corks in boiling water before using them. A bad idea. I lost a lot of wine
with that one. Just an example. I do not have my own vineyard and will not
comment on that part of his book but I have had others say that they started
with his methods and moved away from them. Maybe you should take what
everyone says with a grain of salt.

Ray

"William Frazier" > wrote in message
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> Ray - Why do you say "take all that Cox says with a grain of salt"? I
> planned an entire vineyard based on his book about 10 years ago and found
> his information about planting the vineyard and making wine excellent.
> You can find far more technical books on winemaking but you certainly make
> good wine from instruction in his book.
>
> Bill Frazier
> Olathe, Kansas USA
>
> "Ray Calvert" > wrote in message
> om...
>> Pick up a copy of Cox "From Vines to Wine" Take all that he says with a
>> grain of salt but it is a good overview and starts you thinking. Good
>> reading. You will find it at Amazon.
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